The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-01
The Farm.


1t is estimated that since the collapse
of the corner, fully eight million bush
els of wheat have been taken out OF
the Chicago elevators. And all Of this
might have been exported but for the
rascality Of ape culators. How long will
it be before Congress passes national
anti gambling law? Chicago and New
York are the great gambling centres OF
this hemisphere. Their gamblers IN
jure every industry in the country, and
constitute band of conspirAtors against
the welfare Of the people.
The Michigan Legislature has passed
law reducing the passenger fair on
railroads to two cents a mile. The
national Interstate Commerce law does
not interfere to regulate the tariff of
railroads within the bounds Of the
State, and the railroads can make such
rates as they please within the borders
of any State so long as the freight or
passenger is not transported beyond
the State lines. A Western paper com.
men.ing on the above urges farmers
to organize to insure this and all other
reforms.
Let every State announce through
proper legislation new declaration of
independence. But this brings US
again to the old, old text-You must
organize. There is no more use in the
isolated individual approving of this re-
form than there would be in a hundred
thousand unorganized, undisciplined
men attempting to whip we'll trained
army. We have pushed this reform of
railroad management and all other re-
forms ahead just in proportion as We
have got together and spoken in chorus.
There would be nothing heard in our
legislatures upon any of these reform
questions if the farmers had not begun
organization. The politician under
stands very we'll that the farmer is not
an ignoramus. The Office holder now
gives the farmer credit of knowing
enough, fact that in itself is evidence
of great progress. But the man in Of.
fetal position does not care how intel.
ligent the farmer is or how mad he gets
SO long as he does not join hands with
his brother farmer and act in concei
with him. Just as soon as the farmer
commenced doing this, legislators be-
gan to pretend to do something for the
farmer. In time there was sufficient
organization to make itself somewhat
felt. Than pretense of doing things
gave way to degree of actual perform
ance, but all the time and so far the
politician has virtually said: Well We
must do little something, but organ,
ization among farmers is not compile e
enough to make it certainly dangerous
to listen to the monopolies and do their
bidding to degree that will be very
satisfactory to them.
This is the course of reasoning that
is pursued by our politicians. Every
intelligent man knows it too. Then
why not go rapidly ahead to perfect
our organization? If you like the
grange 60 with it. If you like the AL
lance go with that. If you like both
go with both. 1t will not hurt anybody
to belong to two good organizations
working for the same end. 1t must be
realized that if we want anything W..
must go into the work of getting it. 1t
is folly to suppose that anybody else or
any ether class will fight our battles.
As rule whatever people get in this
world they must werk for it. The men
who. like Micawber are waiting for
something to turn up, live on wind and
hope, and die beggars and perhaps
slaves. Things do not turn up in this
world unless we turn them up.-W.
Raral.